The Kaposia Classic schedule-maker did Mounds View no favors. The annual hockey tournament hosted by South St. Paul pitted the Mustangs against Blake, the top-ranked team in Class A, in the first round.

The Kaposia Classic schedule-maker did Mounds View no favors. The annual hockey tournament hosted by South St. Paul pitted the Mustangs against Blake, the top-ranked team in Class A, in the first round.

Rough go for area prep teams
Finishing in the upper half of the field in their respective holiday tournaments proved difficult for a number of Roseville Area High School and Concordia Academy winter sports teams. Of the five area teams whose tournaments concluded prior to the deadline for this edition of the Review, only one placed in the top half.

North High senior point guard Termaine Daniels (2) hustles to bring the ball up court during home action against South St. Paul. The Polars won 75-36 Dec. 15. (Linda Baumeister/Review)

For many, the week between Christmas and New Year's Day means returning to work, returning unwanted gifts or maybe returning to that diet that got away from them for a few days around the winter holidays.